Al Capp's way with names

[Cohen, Gerald Leonard]

Yes, he did. And not to forget: the student group whose name was the acronym SWINE (Students Wildly Indignant About Nearly Everything). And then there was "Joanie Phonie"--which could only have referred to folk-singer Joan Baez.
Ms. Baez was so sure the reference was to her that she went to court to obtain a cease-and-desist order (or something to that effect). But the judge ruled that free speech works both ways and refused to tell Al Capp to stop.

Gerald Cohen

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